Supergirl Season 2 Episode 4 Review

This episode was everything. Where else are there actual superhero fight clubs??? Ugh I loved it and I'm so excited about this season. I love how different it is from the other Flarrow-verse shows in that it has a overarching villain but at the same time the theme of the season is kind of more important and I love this theme of aliens figuring out where they belong and how they fit in. It's fascinating this idea that there are all these aliens just chilling on Earth that we didn't know about! I am so glad the procedural elements of season 1 are gone because I've never been a fan of procedurals. I swear Supergirl could not have done anything better for itself than moving to CW.

Okay so firstly, let's get right into the fight club! I didn't know anything about Roulette until I googled her and the costume in the show was exactly like the one in the comics which is always fun. In the comics, she forced the Justice Society to fight each other and although we saw a bit of that in this episode, I hope we see more in the future of heroes fighting each other. It seems like both in the comics and the show that the fights are done between mostly willing participants but it would be fun if she ended up building a collar of some kind that could kill those who refused to fight as more of an incentive. M'gann claimed that she and J'onn had to fight or else but I was sitting there the whole time wondering how on Earth a normal human was threatening aliens with powers. It was the only plot hole in this episode that took me out of the fun. But I was glad that Roulette didn't get arrested cause that means there will be more of her in the future!

I liked M'gann and J'onn this episode a lot. It was fun seeing J'onn trying to bond with M'gann both through speaking and through a telepathic link. M'gann is a lot older than she is in the comics normally so I'm wondering if the show cast an older woman for the part specifically so M'gann and J'onn can be in a relationship. I would be fine if they did because although unexpected, I wouldn't mind. Martian Manhunter has always seemed to be a loner in the comics cause he has no interest in human women so a Martian (even a White Martian) would be fine. I liked the reveal at the end of the episode that M'gann was a White Martian which was done so non-comicbook readers would know who she really was. I'm excited to see this storyline play out cause again J'onn has such hatred for White Martians that it'll be an adventure to explore. I also hope she meets Supergirl at some point because they're friends in the comics.

The fight between M'gann and J'onn was fun to watch too. I liked that they were able to become invisible and transport during the fights because Martians can do that and it never makes sense to me why J'onn gets punched in fights cause he should be able to avoid them unless he's surprised or attacked from behind so it was nice to see the show recognize that. I don't mind it too much because it's probably just a matter of budget for the show.

After this episode, I am certain that Alex is the LGBTQ main character that Berlanti promised we'd get. It was much less subtle this episode in how Alex felt about Maggie especially with how jealous she was when she saw Maggie kiss another girl. Even Kara felt like something was up. What I am enjoying about this is how slow the progression of this storyline is. I'm assuming based on what we've seen so far, Alex does not know that she's into women (or maybe she's just realizing she's bi). Her and Maggie have great chemistry and it'll be fun to explore this more.

Mon El and Winn partying was my favorite thing. I loved how Mon played Winn into taking him out and that Winn knew what was happening but did it anyway. Winn's hangover the next day and very obviosu guilt slayed me. I'm loving Winn this season. I hope the whole costume and codename thing does end up happening cause I would definitely enjoy that. His costume is like Superman's but in the opposite colors and without the S symbol and he's known as Valor. I also love how Daxomites are literally the frat bros of the universe. Kara definitely needs to relax a little sometimes and Mon will probably be perfect for that. I'm glad that the cold shoulder Kara is giving him ended this episode because any more episodes of that and it would have gotten repetitive. I liked how she decided to take him under her wing and become a mentor of a sort.

Look's like based on the promos that we're finally going to get Guardian next episode and the return of jealous James Olsen which should be fun. I also loved how Mon got a nerdy outfit to wear out as if all superpowered people need to wear glasses. I'm looking forward to it.

Tune in tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 6 Review

I enjoyed this episode despite the writing being very weird this epsiode. Did anyone else notice how strange the writing was or was it just me? Anyway, let's get into it.

So speaking of weird writing, since when does Henry not like Hook and doesn't think Hook is part of the family? Henry was the one who told Emma to go for it with Hook and he acted like it was a surprise that Hook loved Emma too. It felt super contrived all so what it could parallel the flashbacks? It was strange and I was not a fan.

Another thing I was not a fan of was the Evil Queen and Rumple. Blech. I hate this weird writing of their relationship too. Again they have never been into each other before. Regina always saw him as sort of a mentor when she wasn't hating him. There was never sexual tension. I'm just thrilled that the show did not go the soap opera route and have Belle walk in on them as they kissed just when Belle was thinking about letting Rumple back into her life at least for the baby's sake.

The flashbacks were fine. I feel like we really don't need more flashbacks of our core group cause we know their stories already. I did like the return of Liam, Killian's half brother and I was glad that the show didn't just drop his existance. I liked the ending in present day where Liam sort of forgave Killian and then saw Nemo again. I knew nothing of Nemo's story so it was nice to learn a little about it.

And now for my favorite part of the episode, Aladdin and a bit of Jasmine. Like I said last week, I'm thrilled they are such a big part of the show and I love that they're not officially a couple yet because then we get to see their romance blossom on the show! Oh and Aladdin is so hot in his Storybrooke clothes. I mean did you see his biceps when he was sitting in Granny's diner with Jasmine. Swoon. Okay but no seriously, I love the parallel between Aladdin and Emma and I would love if they continued to have scenes together and worked through the Savior curse.

I'm still waiting for Jafar to appear because there's no way he's not in Storybrooke with the others. And I'm curious about this problem with Agrabah... Is this going to be like when Elsa and Anna needed to save Arendelle and returned there through a portal and we had a quick wrap up with them? It seems weird that Jasmine would constantly talk about it unless we're actually going to see them save Agrabah in the show... Maybe it'll flash back and forth between Agrabah and Storybrooke or maybe some of our Once characters will go to Agrabah with Jasmine and Aladdin.

Anyway I liked this episode and it looks like there's no Aladdin or Jasmine next episode so that's unfortunate but the Evil Queen is fun so it should be an interesting episode. Tune in tomorrow for my Supergirl review!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 4 Review

Tonight's episode wasn't as good as the past few weeks and I think it's because I still don't care for the new team so the fact that Oliver had his own thing with Diggle, I was super interested in that stuff and basically zoned out for the team stuff.

The new team is so pathetic minus Rory. Their very first mission solo and Wild Dog gets captured. Will this mean that he'll be less cocky in the future? Of course not. He was whining all episode every time Felicity or Curtis talked about making a plan of action or doing some tech stuff to find out where Church was going to be. Oh I'm sorry Renee, do you just want to run around Star City whistling here Church heeeere Church like he's a dog instead? Jesus. Artemis is just there. She really has nothing to do. Poor Curtis though was stabbed by a dagger and his screaming made me think he was going to die for a second and I was freaked out only to find that he was fine and just in pain. I'm so not used to pain screams. Normally in tv shows when stuff like this happens, the person dies.

I do really like this Felicity and Rory friendship. I liked how she seeked him out when he quit the team and how he offered an olive branch to her in the end with a cup of coffee. I liked how he was able to realize that when in the vigilante business, things aren't always black and white. There are a lot of grey areas and sometimes you need to make the tough call. I would normally ship them except I don't know how old Rory is and I still love Oliver and Felicity.

The flashbacks were fun and kinda short but we got to see Oliver kill someone again. Is it just me or do you also think about how in season 2 the Bratva kicked Oliver out because they didn't like doing his favors everytime Anatoli or anyone talks about how Bratva is family. What kind of mob kicks people out instead of killing them or keeping them on? Maybe cause Oliver's got sway with Anatoli, the Bratva needs to back off.

My favorite part of the episode was the Diggle break out sequence. I liked how easy it was to convince Diggle to break out and I loved the weird harness pulling them into a plane thing. It's always fun to see Lyla and I liked her being the tech person in place of Felicity who did not approve of the mission. Still waiting on a group hug for the three of them!

Loved the episode and I'm excited for next week. Will Digg be back on the streets as Spartan? Obviously. Will Wild Dog die? Of course not. Will we find out what lie Felicity is telling her boyfriend as to why she's out at all hours? Don't worry about it.

Tune in Sunday for my Once Upon a Time review!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 5 Review

Another amazing episode that I enjoyed thoroughly until the very end!!

I'm still loving the return of the original team minus Jemma and the addition of Ghost Rider! I loved their mission into the base and how freaking utterly badass Daisy was in the cafeteria fight scene. Like seriously, she didn't even have to use her powers to beat almost all of the Watchdogs. God the Watchdogs irriate me so much. And especially one of the Watchdogs was a black man. Are these people not understanding how horrid it is to hate an entire group of people for being different? Anyway, I liked how Coulson and May saved Daisy in the end. I keep waiting for a group hug or a hug between Daisy and Coulson. Someone needs to hug Daisy. That's all she needs. But also I'm kind of over this whole I need to stay away from everyone cause I cause people to die thing she's doing. May put it exactly right. It nevers works out because there's no way to stop everyone from caring about you and that she's been through it before and knows it doesn't work. Even Lincoln wouldn't want this.

On the flip side, while Daisy, May and Coulson were having all the trouble in the world, Robbie and Mack managed to make it through the jail without too much trouble. They did have a run in with two of those ghost-people but Robbie dispatched of them quickly enough. Mack did get touched but now that Fitz has created a cure, he was able to cure himself of the demon touch fear thing which was awesome. One of my favorite scenes this episode was when Fitz and Mack were going back and forth on the coms and the teasing Fitz and Mack were doing on the plane. I liked Robbie's eye rolls at their relationship cause I always think it's fun to show how much these characters like each other. Also I think it's kind of hilarious how easily these ghosts are being dealt with and now that there's a cure, there's not even a sense of urgency around the ghost touch anymore. Anyway they were able to save Eli but Eli ended up being caught by Lisa anyway because Mack and Robbie had to split up and Robbie left Eli alone to settle some old debts. I knew from the first moment Robbie and inmate spoke that the inmate was probably responsible for paralyzed Robbie's brother. It was pretty badass when Robbie walks through the jail with his Ghost Rider on and all the inmates run back into their cells in fear.

Speaking of badass, Jemma kicked ass tonight. She was all worried that the lie detector would cause her to be fired because she was keeping a bunch of secrets from SHIELD but the director had bigger problems and so her test was put off. I was a little disappointed the show decided to have AIDA be a reason for Jemma and Fitz to fight because after last week, I thought Jemma understood why it had to be a secret and I'm hoping next week all is forgiven and the reason that Jemma was angry this week was because she was stressed about the test. I loved when she realized that director was lying about Vienna and blackmailed him into not making her take the polygraph tests anymore. I got all excited at this part because I thought Jemma was going to say that the director wasn't an inhuman but that wasn't the case. What even is his power? How do we know he's actually who he says he is. We've never met him before but the show acts like he's Captain America in how we should know everything about him. I'm calling it now: Director Mace is not an inhuman.

Now that I've gushed about everything I liked, let's talk about what I didn't. I didn't hate the last scene between Mace and the senator who hates inhumans but I've never enjoyed watching this kind of stuff on my screen. The fact that Mace is going to be blackmailed and that he cares so much about poll numbers irritates me. First of all, SHIELD is not a public political office. There is no voting directors into power so why are approval numbers such a big deal? Also even if SHIELD is not working in the shadows, the public has never had a real place in the going-ons. Can you imagine Fury having to plan his decisions on what a random person in Utah thinks???? It's so contrived and annoying and I get that this is what happens in real life with government but I don't care to spend so much time focusing on it in a tv show unless it a political one. Agents of SHIELD is a spy/superhero show. Let's stick to that. I want to see the team battle villains not politicans and worry about what the public thinks.

Anyway, despite the ending and the storyline with the director, I loved this episode. Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review.

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 4 Review

Loved tonight's episode. There were a bunch of funny moments, a couple of creepy ones and overall was a ton of fun.

So these metas that Barry has to fight every week have become so unimportant to the show that you could basically skip every scene and you really wouldn't miss anything. They're really only there to fill up time and have someone for Barry to beat up. Then again this is true for any of the DCTV CW shows. I never thought I would be saying this but maybe they should take some hints from Gotham and try to work with recurring villains or one big bad instead. It's definitely hard with 22 episodes but I'm wondering what's going to happen when we run out of these one-off villains. Mirror Master was fine. It was fun seeing Barry in a mirror and the scene where Iris checked out her butt made me die of laughter.

Captain Cold was back tonight but only in flashbacks and illusions. It's kind of disappointing that he's not back yet but I know he's supposed to be dead in present day and he's supposed to be in the Legion of Doom on Legends of Tomorrow which I can't wait for. I'm pretty sure that a younger Captain Cold will be picked up by the Legion, one that didn't join the team yet so at least he'll be on our screens despite not being the one that we loved. Ugh and that means he and Sara won't be a thing anymore (I hope this ends up happening again cause there's something I love about their pairing).

Iris and Barry are still happy and together and adorable but Barry was a little uncomfortable with PDA in front of Joe. It was a fun way for their to be problems in their relationship without going the obvious route of lying or secrets (at least so far). Here's hoping that their relationship will be more smooth sailing and less Olicity flailing around. On another note, why is it that everyone gets super annoyed when Olicity's romance is focused on a la Lost Souls where Felicity is worried that she's losing sight of who she is but we can have a whole episode devoted to how uncomfortable Barry is making out with Iris in front of Joe? I mean the two plotlines are very different but is it simply just the audience hates Felicity and doesn't like it when she's front and center?

Cisco, Caitlin and Harry were searching for a new Harrison Wells for the team and although this led to a bunch of funny scenes where Tom Cavanagh played a bunch of different people, the idea behind this was super super creepy. Like you have a life Harry so let's just fish around for a different Wells. Why not get someone else from this Earth to join the team? Why do we need a Harrison besides to employ Tom? They ended up picking a cheerful Harrison and I have a feeling this isn't going to go well.

Jessie being Jessie Quick was fun too and I loved her mentor-mentee relationship with Barry. I snorted at Barry's line about being Oliver because I'm pretty sure he quoted the exact thing Oliver told him in season 1 of Flash. I liked that she was able to overcome Top and her kiss with Wally was sweet. I still kind of want Wally and Artemis to be together now that she's on Arrow so I hope they have even a little connection during the crossover because I loved their relationship on Young Justice.

I'm so glad Caitlin has gotten these ice powers in this timeline because it's so much fun seeing her slowly become Killer Frost. I still think she should talk to someone about her powers because I'm sure they'll give her the benefit of the doubt seeing that they know her and know that she's a good person. I thought for sure that Barry realized it when he broke free from the mirror but it looks like Cisco might figure it out based on the hint that Harry gave him about the machine not working correctly.

And with that I think I discussed mostly everything that happened this episode. I enjoyed it a lot and make sure to check out my Agents of SHIELD review later tonight!!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 3 Review

Another great episode of Supergirl aired tonight! Let's get into it!

So Lynda Carter was on tonight's episode and she was the POTUS who came to National City to sign the Alien Amnesty Act. It was a wonderful thought and I liked how happy Supergirl was that the act was being signed. It was also interesting to see what some of the more extremist aliens thought about the act and how it was a ploy to be able to hunt down the aliens. I would like to know more about the act because to me it sounded like it was a way to prevent aliens from being killed just for being aliens but according to the fire alien who's name I never caught, it seemed to require aliens to list themselves as aliens on a database and if that's the case, well you know how I feel about lists..... After seeing how poorly these kinds of lists can be kept secure on Agents of SHIELD, I really don't think tagging aliens will work any better. In fact, no one should be tagged and tracked like animals. This episode was diving into the idea that aliens should have the same rights as humans and it was very reminiscient of real life debates about minorities and the LGBTQ community. Aliens and Mutants and Inhumans have always been a way for comics to discuss and debate real world issues of rights and prejudices.

Speaking of prejudices, Kara had a bit of a problem with Mon El. It turned out he was an Daxomite from the Kryptonian sister planet Daxom and neither Krypton nor Daxom got along so because of this, as soon as Kara found out Mon wasn't a Kryptonian, she let her prejudices get in the way and assumed that he was the one trying to kill the President. I was a bit disappointed in Kara because she of all people should have understood that you can't judge a book by it's cover. She spent the whole episode dealing with human prejudice against aliens especially with the new tech LCorp was creating to sense aliens and she knew that was wrong but when she got the chance to be in the same place as the humans, she did exactly what they would have and did not give him the benefit of the doubt. Of course though Kara is a good person and she realized by the end of the episode that she hadn't been fair to Mon El and was able to open up to him. I really hope they end up dating because I think they could have a fun Romeo and Juliet thing!

Across town there's apparently an alien bar where aliens go for refuge from the world which is one of the coolest things I've seen and I really hope that not only do we get to visit this bar again but that Kara gets to head there and check it out. I wonder if this place serves alien drinks in addition to alcohol from Earth? I just want to see Kara geek out in this place. J'onn went down there at the end of the episode and he ended up running into M'gann who was working as a bartender. She reacted strangely upon seeing him and he realized something was wrong immediately. M'gann is a white Martian in the comics who pretends to be a green Martian like Martian Manhunter and it looks like that'll be the case in Supergirl as well. It will be fun to explore this because the White martians in Supergirl killed all of the green Martians other than J'onn who has a deep hatred for them and M'gann probably knows this and this will mean that at some point, J'onn and M'gann will have to deal with this and it's going to be amazing! I'm looking forward to the bonding they'll do and I hope J'onn is less suspicious of her existance and more excited like Kara was to see Clark or to meet Mon El!

Maggie Sawyer also appeared in this episode and at first I was really confused as to why she knew so much about aliens at the POTUS shooting crime scene because she was human and humans don't know everything about aliens and their powers but it made more sense when she revealed the alien bar and how she frequents it all the time. She was kind of annoying when we first met her but she turned out not to be half bad. It seems like she and Alex might be heading into having a relationship but we don't know Alex's orientation so nothing is clear as of now. I wonder if we'll see more of her.

Jimmy was having trouble being the boss and Snapper kept trying to take over. Eventually Kara showed him that he needed to take charge and he did. I'll be interested to see what the catalyst is for Jimmy to become the Guardian. Winn was doing his usual thing and tracking all sorts of things down. I hope the show can give him some sort of storyline in the future. Lena Luthor is building a tracking device that can display who's a human and who's an alien which not only is a horrible way to allow people to be scared of aliens but also seems to be poorly built. You need to touch it in order for it to let you know whether you're an alien so people are going to force aliens to touch it? Also how does LCorp know alien skin is different than human skin? Are there a lot of alien skin samples in the vaults?

There were a lot of great shots in this episode particularily the one where Kara created a vaccum Flash-style to prevent the fire alien from taking in oxygen and the one where Kara was shot by a fireball while she was in the air and turned around and flew into the camera. It's crazy how much better the CGI looks now that Supergirl is on CW!!

Anyway loved this episode and tune in tomorrow for my Flash and Agents of SHIELD reviews!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 5 Review

So before I get into this episode, let me repeat once again that Aladdin is my favorite Disney movie and because of that I will be either super energetic or super bitter about the episode because I'm super picky about what I see from Aladdin. Now let's get into it shall we?

First of all, let's discuss the costumes! I was so happy because after seeing the weird cosplay costume that Elsa got with the limp braid and the crazy hair Merida got, I was worried that the Aladdin and Jasmine costumes wouldn't be as perfect as they should have been. Luckily everything was perfect! Jasmine's hair! Jasmine's costume! The chemistry between Aladdin and Jasmine! The Aladdin costume! The Aladdin hair! Jafar's snake serpent staff! AHHHHHHHH

I loved the story of Aladdin and Jasmine in this episode. It was a little different from the original Disney plot but there was enough similarities sprinkled throughout for me to love it. They had their first meeting in the market place, the apple toss from Aladdin to Jasmine, Aladdin being the diamond in the rough, the Sultan being under Jafar's spell, Jasmine being stuck in an hourglass, Aladdin saving the day and of course the I can show you the world line!! I kind of really like that they didn't actually get together in the end of the flashbacks because that means we will get to see more of them in the present!!! The story of Aladdin and Jasmine will not be complete until they end up together and come on! We never even saw them kiss so there has to be more.

I still don't know if I like this Jafar. So far I still prefer Naveen Andrews but we also saw him for a season compared to a few minutes we saw Oded Fahr this episode. Since his story wasn't wrapped up in the flashbacks either, we're going to see more of him too and I cannot describe how pumped I am that the cast of Aladdin isn't an one-off kind of thing like how Hercules and Meg were all built up during the Underworld arc and were in one episode. I liked the idea of him giving Aladdin the shears that cut his destiny and I hope we get to see more of why/how Aladdin used them! Also loved the little Oracle bird who I want him to name drop Iago! I understand why we can't use the Genie but let's use Iago at least!!

In the present day, the Charmings and Regina and Hook found out that Jasmine was who she was and that Aladdin was the savior in the past and then the Evil Queen disguised as Archie outed Emma for keeping secrets. Regina got super un-chill about the whole not being in Emma's vision and it was kinda funny but she came up with a weird way to track Aladdin. Hook was sad that Emma lied (as if they've never lied to each other) and the Charmings and Henry were terrified for Emma. I loved how brave Jasmine was both in the flashbacks and in the present. Hook was trying to convince her to wait outside and she walked forward anyway. I knew from the moment they entered the crypts that Aladdin wouldn't be dead but hiding around the corner or was under an illusion spell or something cause HELLO freaking Aladdin couldn't be dead when Jasmine was alive!!! You can't destroy a beloved Disney movie like that!

Seeing Aladdin and Emma talking about their mutual savior-ness was awesome! I want them to work together to try to figure out how to save Emma and I want Jasmine and Henry or Hook to work together as well to save their saviors in their own way! I love the parallelism between the two saviors and the people that love them and I will be super disappointed if they don't capitalize on their similarities. I assume we will if we're keeping Aladdin and Jasmine on!

Oh and the Evil Queen and Zelena went for a girls day out and the Evil Queen convinced Zelena to become wicked again which Zelena accepted. Still annoyed that Zelena shifted back to the evil side!

As you can tell, I loved loved loved this episode and I loved loved loved everything Aladdin!!! I can't wait to keep watching the show and can't wait until next week even though it looks like a Hook episode. Tune in tomorrow for my Supergirl and Gotham review!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 3 Review

Ugh why are all the shows so on point this season????? It causes my recaps to sound like hardcore fangirling and I can't even analyze anything cause I'm so freaking pumped about everything!!!!! As you can probably tell, I loved tonight's episode of Arrow.

So first up I still don't like the new team. The characters are fine and I do love Curtis but I miss the old team. I'm still hoping they'll come back but I have to admit, watching them all work together and seeing Curtis' T mask was amazing. I am one of those people who can never decide if I like Oliver working solo or in a team but I do always get swept up in the excitement of team battles! I wonder how long it will be until Evelyn actually gets her Artemis suit unless what she's wearing is her suit but if that is the case, it'll be super disappointing.

I liked seeing Felicity all torn up about Havenrock and Rory but it was kind of sad that Felicity felt like she could not talk to Oliver about it. He talks to her about all his problems but I was glad that Curtis figured it out immediately why Felicity was being all weird around Rory and lent her a shoulder to lean on. Oliver was too wrapped up in his own stuff that he didn't even notice Felicity acting weird. I was so sure last week that Rory would try to hurt Felicity but after this week, I feel like he'll lean more towards forgiving her which I don't know how I feel about. I kind of wanting a Felicity kidnapping again a la season 1 and 2....

It made me laugh to see Cody Rhodes on Arrow as a Stardust dealer. If you don't know Cody Rhodes and Stephen Amell had a wrestling match on WWE and in WWE Cody's stage name is Stardust. It was a big wink to the audience. What I found funny about the situation (funny ironic not funny haha) was how Arrow stopped him after he felt no pain. He was running around talking about how no one can stop him now that he can't feel pain but I was sitting there like so you can't feel pain, that doesn't mean you can't die. All it would take was a perfectly aimed bullet to the head or chest. But Oliver's way was better in ripping all his tendons. And here's the ironic part. Killing would be so much more humane than these crippling injuries.

And poor Diggle! I was so excited to see Deadshot in the previously on Arrow segment and then in the jail cell with Diggle but it was heartbreaking to find out he was actually a hallucination on John's part. I have always loved their weird relationship and I was so excited that the DCU was letting him back on the show so it was sad to find out he's still dead on the show. I still will never understand why they had to kill him off. Like the DCU and DCTV are not connected. You can have two Deadshots! Anyway, I liked his interactions with Lyla and it's heartbreaking that John thinks that he has to punish himself for Andy. I'm excited that Lyla reached out to Oliver which I knew she would do and I'm excited for Oliver and Diggle to meet again!

Oh and there was some mayor stuff. Some newscaster woman was trying to take shots on Oliver's administration and she played Thea like a fiddle to get Thea to admit to Oliver not knowing about Lance's hiring. I was sitting there like Thea girl, you need to say that everything you say is off the record or don't say anything at all!!! Haven't you watched any shows with reporters on them?? I did like how Oliver handled the situation in the end and that he both hired Lance and kept Thea on as his Chief of Staff. I'm glad they finally explained what Thea's position was because before she was just running everything. Also when Thea was talking about quitting, I was sitting here like did Thea even go to college? I'm pretty sure she was in high school season 1 and then ran a bar season 2 and 3 and was a vigilante season 4. Like what else could she do? I did like how she threatened that reporter in the end!

The flashbacks were short this episode and consisted of Oliver finally accepting his Bratva position. Also the guys that were killed last week were murders so now their deaths were okay.

Anyway, loved this episode and I'm pumped for the break out next week!!! I really need my original team to meet up and need a group hug from them all!!!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 3 Review

Another fun Flash episode tonight! I was a little worried that this season would go the way of the second season after the premiere but I'm glad that the last episode and this one were great!

Jessie and Harry are back for lets be honest, at least midseason. The show doesn't feel that same without Tom Cavanagh so I'm glad he's back. Even better is that he came back with a speedster Jessie! She looked thrilled to have powers all episode and I can't wait until she puts on her costume! I also liked how jealous Wally was in response to the fact that Jessie got powers and he didn't. I am pretty sure he's going to go to Dr Alchemy too to try to get his powers back as well especially after listening to Frankie talk about her experience.

Speaking of Frankie, I always like when the show decides to end the episode differently than locking up the villain or whoever Barry is facing and this was a fun end. Frankie wasn't responsible for her crimes and I'm glad the show decided not to put her in jail. It was weird though that she decided to call her alter ego Magenta cause usually the names for these metas are related to their powers in some way. I did like Cisco's meh at her name. It made me smile.

I'm enjoying this slow burn that the show is trying to do with Caitlin and her ice powers. It makes sense why Caitlin would try to hide them because everyone has met Killer Frost and it would be only logical for everyone else to fear her becoming a villain if she told them. Especially since that time after Ronnie died when she tried to hide her emotions and Cisco was afraid that she was becoming Killer Frost. Despite this, I wish she would come clean to at least one person. I think Iris would be a good choice or maybe Jessie. Neither have really interacted with Killer Frost and may be less judgmental than Barry or Cisco.

Iris and Barry are still precious and I was a little worried at the beginning of the episode that their one bad date would lead to the end of their relationship a la Oliver and Felicity at the beginning of season 3. Luckily that was not the case and I'm glad that Iris understands when Barry has to run off. I never understand why the significant others of superheroes always get upset when dates are interrupted. Hello, you're dating a superhero: it comes with the territory!

And with that, I believe I can wrap up my review of this episode. I enjoyed it a bit more than last week's episode and don't forget to tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review!!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 4 Review

I am always so psyched after these SHIELD episodes. Minus the premiere, I have loved every episode to pieces and this one was no different!!!

I have been waiting for Daisy to come back and she finally is! I loved all the scenes with Jemma and how proud Daisy was that Jemma was the boss and how proud Jemma was when Daisy fake-threatened her with the gun to convince Jemma to work with her. I love their friendship and Jemma is such a badass now!! Like when she walked into that apartment and no one was in there and I was yelling at my tv for Jemma to get out of there and she pulled out her gun cause she was suspicious! Such growth! I'm so proud.

The thing with James was a little disappointing because he was a Secret Warrior in the comics and I expected him to join up with Daisy and become a vigilante too. That would have been a ton of fun but I guess since he's not dead at the end of the episode, there's a chance that could still happen! I didn't know if I liked where the show was taking Daisy this season but now after seeing how unstable James is, it makes more sense why Daisy is having a rough time and I kind of like the idea of exploring how each inhuman that was under the control of HIVE is adapting.

I loved Robbie meeting Coulson and their race in LA!!! I was sitting there like Robbie you're awesome and everything but your car is not Lola so you're going to lose. I was waiting for Lola to start flying but I loved how they stopped Robbie anyway with the Quinjet in stealth mode!!! Poor Robbie though. That stop looked like it hurt!!! I like him teaming up with SHIELD and I can't wait to see his reaction to Daisy being with the team again. It's going to be exciting. I know I keep saying things like fun and exciting over and over but that's where I am with my mood right now! I wonder if this means that Robbie will join SHIELD by the end of the season. Maybe he'll be a part of the Secret Warriors?

Now all I need is for the whole team to work together like they used to! Oh and Bobbi and Hunter back now that their pilot got dropped although Adrianne Palicki did get a role on a new show which is super disappointing because they might not return.

AIDA was fun this episode too but I keep seeing the little seeds that the show was planting. AIDA is 100% going to go rogue and if she doesn't, I'll be shocked. Like what was up with that long speech about why lying is good sometimes. Radcliff couldn't have been more obvious unless he looked into the camera directly and winked when he talked about how sometimes lying can be a SHIELD. Lol whaaaaatttttt!!!!! A SHIELD!!!!!! Seriously. I did like how May liked AIDA cause she was so serious but I was surprised that Jemma figured out AIDA was an android right away. I expected AIDA to be another one of those obstacles in Fitzsimmons way and that she would think that Fitz was cheating on her with AIDA or maybe get angry that he was hiding things. I was pleasantly surprised the show did not go there.

Also the ghost Lucy thing is super creepy and I like that the show has a scientific explanation for the ghosts! I know magic is supposed to be a thing in the MCU now but I still like the science in SHIELD explaining everything.

Keep an eye out for my Flash review coming out later tonight!

xoxo Allie